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(No Model.)

J. R. LAFRICAIN.

DRESS MAKBRS TABLE.

No. 346,481. 8 Patented Aug. 3, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEicEo ,JOSEPH R. LAFRIOAIN, OF LOWELL,MASSACHUSETTS.

DRESS-MAKERS TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 346,481, dated August3, 1886.

Application filed October 29,1885. Serial No. 181,330. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JosEPH R. LAERIGAIN, of Lowell, Middlesex county,Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDress-Makers7 Tables, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists in a table adapted to be removably attached to anordinary table.

My improved table is speciallydesigned for dressmakers use in trimmingdress-skirts; but it is not necessarily so limited in its application,as it maybe used for other purposes.

I am aware that ironing-tables capable of being removably attached toordinary tables have been heretofore used. I am also aware that it isold to removably attach writingtables to chairs; but I believe myimprove ments to be new, and that they afford a table having strength,compact-ness, and convenient adjustment.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a top view of my improvedtable, and Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

The table-top Ais preferably made of wood, and is in shape somewhat likea dress-skirt, so that the dress-blank may be laid on the table andconveniently trimmed around all the edges. The clamps B are preferablymetallic, and are of an improved construction, as will now be described.

I have shown in the drawings a table provided with two clamps; but withcertain obvious modifications one clamp may be used, or more than twomay be employed. The bar O extends longitudinally along the-bottom ofthe table from the cxtreme back edge toward the front, and is secured inplace in any suitable way, as by screws, as shown. From the bar C dependtwo posts, D and E. The post D is located about midway between the endsof the bar O, and the post E is situated between the post D and the rearend of the bar. The distance between the post E and the end of the stripis about equal to one-half the distance between the two posts. The lowerends of the posts are connected by a bar, F, that extends from the innerend of the post E under the post D and a short distance beyond it. Thebar F constitutes the upper jaw of the clamp. At both the lower andupper front ends of the post D, I preferably employ braces G. A lug, II,is formed on or secured to the post E, and is provided with an aperturethat is screw-threaded to receive a screwrod, I, that is east on the barJ. The rod I extends up through an aperture in the bar F, and is free tomove up and down therein. The bar J is the lower jaw of the clamp, andis about equal in length to the jaw F. rlhe bar J carries at its frontend a clamping-screw, K, that is preferably provided with an enlargedflat end, that bears against the under side of the table to which thedress-table is secured.

Before placing the dress-table in position, the distance between thejaws F and J may be regulated by revolving the lower jaw and thescrew-rods I, that work in the nuts II. The dress-table may be thenattached to an ordinary table by means of the clampingscrews K. It willalso be observed that the lower jaw, J, may be turned to avoid anyprojection or obstruction on the under side of the main table; butusually the lower jaw is located just under the upper jaw. e

The frame supports the table-top by the strength of the post D at w, aswell as the strength derived in leverage resistance, using table forpower, post D for fulcrum, and strength in post E for resistance.

My improved table is strong and compact, and does not require supportsin addition to the clamps under the body of the table-top A as is thecase in other tables of this class.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination of the tabletop A and theclamp for connecting it to an ordinary table, said clamp consisting ofan upper jaw, F, connected by posts D and E, and a crosspiece, O,to thetable-top A, the lowerjaw, J, adj ustably connected to theuppcr jaw,wherebythe clamp may be made to accommodate objects of differentthickness, and the clamping-screw K carried by the lower jaw just underthe post D, substantially as described.

2. The combination, substantially as set forth, of the table-top, thestationary upper jaw, the connecting rods or posts between the upper jawand the tabletop, the internallyscrewthreaded lug carried by one of theposts, the lower jaw, the clamping-screw carried thereby, and thescrew-threaded rod secured to the lower jaw that works in the lug.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

J OSEPII R. IJAFRIOAIN.

NVitnesses:

JAMES F. SAVAGE, S. H. ALLEN.

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